I made it to the final area of Elden Ring. I have known for some time what it is, but have avoided it. I kind of knew how to get there, but not really. Last night, I decided to find it. I looked up the wikis and found out that I had reached the field… Continue Reading
As long as there have been FromSoftware games, there have been gatekeepers who are eager to tell you just exactly how you should play the games. There are also the fans who insist on bleating about how EASY the games are and you just need to GIT GUD. I had a running joke that any… Continue Reading
I wrote an article about my medical trauma, Elden Ring, and Taiji weapons–and it was published by PCGN, who are a big deal. A really big deal. I got the gig through networking (Ian works for them), which is the first time that’s happened for me. Ian approached me with the idea and in the… Continue Reading
Yesterday, I wrote a post about four things I did not like about Elden Ring. I have more so I’m going to continue until I’m done or until I feel the need to end the post. Remember, I love the game and it’s probably going to my Game of the Year. It’s not perfect, however,… Continue Reading
I love Elden Ring (FromSoft). I just want to say that first before I go on a rant about the things that frustrate me about the game. This happens every time I play a From game and this is no different. Some of it is me, undoubtedly, but some of it is the games. Let… Continue Reading
I have finished the second legacy dungeon. Let me rephrase that. I have killed the second boss of the second dungeon–which might be the last boss? She’s definitely the main boss of the second legacy dungeon. But after I fought her–I’ll get to that in a minute–I discovered that you can get to the second… Continue Reading
Dark Souls. That’s it. That’s the whole post. I’m kidding, of course. I have more to say and today, it’s about the feeling I get when I play a Dark Souls* game. There’s the wonder of exploration, the incredulity at how much content there is just casually laid out in a way that makes it… Continue Reading
I hate most traditional open world games. They’re filled with busy work just for the sake of making it appear as if the world is alive. You open the map and it’s crammed with icons of things you can do (which actually makes me anxious, by the way. That’s just way too much stuff). I… Continue Reading
Before I went into the hospital, I had an idea of how I was going to play Elden Ring. I was going to have two characters (ha!), one who was solo and one to play multi. The solo character was going to solo every boss (!) while the multi character, well, was going to do… Continue Reading
I met a dungeon boss that was a lava-spewing wyrm, which in Elden Ring is a dragon. He was tough–tanky as fuck and could one-shot me with his sword swipe. One-shot me! At this stage of the game? I think not, good person. Except, I do think so because I have not put enough points… Continue Reading